St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-22
IT rs A VERY FAT JOB.
The Bismarck Legislature Anxious to
Provide Dakota Territory With an
Oil Inspector,
Whose Fees Will Rival Those Now En-
joyed by the Petroleum Sharp in
Minnesota.
A Local Row at Grand Forks Re-
suits in Some Questionable
aw-Making.
Generally, However, the Day at the
Capital Was Quiet and Not
Eventful.
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BISMARCK, Oak, Jan. 21.-It has been
a quiet day in the legislature. Nothing
out OF the ordinary run has occurred to dis
turD the dull routine. In the council sew
eFal important bills were introduced, one
by MI Foster, providing for the appoint
ment of an oil inspector and fixing his term
OF Office and the fees of the same. The
bill provides that the inspector shall be APP
pointed for a term of two years
and his fees shall be 40 cents per barrel and
30 cents per cask or package very liberal
fee calculated to render the office OF oil in
Spector an extremely fat take" A bill
was introduced requiring county treasurers
to certify to abstracts of title, for
which act they are to receive so cents
for the first name and So cents for
each subsequent name. The bill was
amended by the fees being cut down to 35
and 10 cents. 1t was referred to the COM
nlittee of the whole. which reported
against any fees. The bill was postponed
until Jan. 90, to be considered under special
order.
A LIVELY DISCUSSION
took place on bill introduced by DIR.
Collins. OF Grand Forks, relating to the
register of deeds of Grand Forks county.
1t seems, according to the story told by
DR.. Collins. that two years ago George
Walsh, who was elected member of the
council from Grand Forks. had bill passed
cutting down the fees of that office. This
was done for the purpose of getting revenge
on q man who had been elected to the
office of register of deeds, and who
had opposed Mr. Walsh's election to
the council. A bill was introduced by Dr..
Collins asking that this office Of register of
deeds be restored to the same system under
which other offices of the kind in the terri
tory are conducted. The question was if
the legislature had right to pass law
changing the fees of an officer as the law
provided for his pay when elected. The
bill was passed and the matter will be set
tied in the courts as question of law.
CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE
was experienced in the two houses in dis
posing of a bill providing for the extension
of time for paying taxes to June l. Neither
house would concur III the others amend
mentS, and a conference committee was
finally appointed by the two houses, and
they agreed on extending the time of
payment from June l to July l. In this
form the bill passed both houses. In the
house most of the afternoon was spent in
reading bills q second time and referring
them to various committees, and listening
to committee reports. Mr.. Ely, Demo-
cratic member, in 4 memorial to congress,
made a modest request for $50. 600. This
amount of money is asked for to repair
roads and bridges III the Yellowstone park
which. it is claimed. are going into decay.
The pem0rial also asks that steps be taken
for the improvement of the park in many
ways. A joint resolution introduced by
Shook passed tie house asking that the
Devils Lake indian reservation be opened.
A special committee appointed yesterday to
ascertain if there was
INTOXICATING LIQUOR
sold in the building reported that George
Reed, without permission, was operating a
saloon i'll the basement of the capitol.
With the report j. NJ. Moore, one of the
members of the committee, introduced
resolution to the effect that it shall not
be lawful to sell or to license the
sale of Intoxicating liquors to be
sold in or adjoining any building used or
occupied by territorial offices or the leglsla-
tive assembly of the territory of Dakota,
and any license granted contrary to this
provision shall be VOID. This was the only
business of Importance transacted by the
house.
Gov. Church was expected to arrive to-
day but it is learned that his car is snow
bound on the Cakes division south Of
jamestown and he will not reach here be-
fore tomorrow. Tee AITCH.